The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns consumers, especially pregnant women and children, to avoid furniture, kids’ products, electronics, and mattresses that contain certain toxic flame retardants. It’s welcome advice and…
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Intervention Makes a Difference
Parents are their child’s first teachers. Understanding what their child must have to grow, learn and thrive can be a tremendous learning process for every parent. Much is known about…
Early Childhood Committee Targets National Concerns
Finally Congress and some state and local leaders are starting to understand the importance of early childhood education. Equal access to quality early childhood education is a different matter and…
What is an Individualized Family Service Plan?
After your young child’s evaluation is complete and he or she is found eligible for early intervention services, you, as parents, and a team will meet to develop a written…
- Assessment & Evaluation
- Early Childhood
- Educators
- Parents
- Pre-K thru High School
- Professional Resources
- Professionals
- Special Education Services
First Steps for Parents When School Problems Are Observed
If a student is having unusual difficulty in school the parent should discuss the situation with the teacher and other school personnel. Most schools have a problem-solving team which works…
Assessment of Readiness Skills During Early Childhood
Young children develop rapidly, frequently experiencing tremendous change and growth physically, cognitively, linguistically, and socially. Preschoolers, for example, seem to race from one milestone to the next. Nevertheless, the rate…
- Beyond the Classroom
- Early Childhood
- Educators
- grades 6 – 8
- grades 9 - 12
- grades K - 5
- LD/ADHD Basics
- Parents
- pre-K
- Pre-K thru High School
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- Students
A Learning Disability is Only One Part of a Child
When a child is born, it is usually a time of joy for the whole family. How new parents respond to this new little person is influenced by many factors.…
